WE EXTEND A SPECIAL WELCOME to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, gay, confused, filthy rich, comfortable or dirt poor.

We extend a special welcome to wailing babies and excited toddlers.

We welcome you whether you can sing like Pavarotti or just growl quietly to yourself. You’re welcome here if you’re just browsing, just woken up or just got out of prison. We don’t care if you are more Christian than the Archbishop of Canterbury, or haven’t been to church since Christmas ten years ago.

We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome keep-fit mums, football dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you are having problems, are down in the dumps or don’t like ‘organised religion’. (We’re not too keen on it either!)

We offer a welcome to those who think that the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or are here because granny is visiting and wanted to come to church.

Parish in Transition

In the absence of a parish priest, please contact:

Parish Wardens: Paul Gribble and Bill Woods

For weddings, baptisms, funerals and church services:  David Watters and Margaret Sylvester-Thorne

Children’s work: David Watters and Margaret Sylvester-Thorne

Messy Church: Evelyn Reed

For buildings and general parish enquiries: the Parish Wardens:   Paul Gribble and Bill Woods

For Safeguarding:  Margaret Sylvester-Thorne

Pastoral Visitors Team:  Pat Paxton

Parish Giving Scheme and Finances: the Treasurer, Fiona Liddicoat

Electoral Roll: Brenda Daw

Enquiries about individual churches:

Downderry:  Steve Liddicoat

Hessenford: Fran Moore

St Germans: Richard Laugharne

Tideford: contact Parish Wardens

Hire and other info on St Germans Priory Church for events:

The St Germans Priory Trust:   www.stgermanspriory.info

Hire of the Church Hall in Hessenford:   http://www.4clubs.biz/timeslot/hessenford2/

The parish email address for all emails is:

admin@stgermansparishes.com

They will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

Parish Phone 07557 302 255

~   December events in the Parish   ~

St Germans Group Parish and Methodist Christmas Services

Services in our Anglican Churches

 5^th December           Wednesday

7.30pm   Service of Nine lessons and Carols  St Germans Priory Church

20^th  December        Thursday  

7.30pm   Village Carols by Candlelight     St Nicolas Church, Downderry

24^th December         Christmas Eve

6pm       Christingle      St Annes Church, Hessenford

11.15pm Midnight Mass    St Germans Priory Church

25^th December       Christmas Day

9.30am   Eucharist       St Nicolas Church, Downderry

30^th  December        1st Sunday of Christmas

11am      Service with Carols   St Lukes Church, Tideford

Services in the Methodist Chapels

9^th December         Sunday

3.00 pm    Carol Service     The Methodist Chapel, St Germans

16^th December        Sunday

4.00 pm    Carol Service     The Methodist Chapel, Downderry

Transition Update

no change from October’s update!

The Transition – and where we are in the appointment process…..

Time goes by and the process of the pastoral re-organisation that would see the parish of St Germans joined to the parishes of Antony and Sheviock continues to progress.
The second of the two processes that have to be completed before the re-organisation can take place is the public consultation, and this is now in progress.

The details for the consultation were duly received from the Church Commissioners and have been formally posted on all the church noticeboards as required. The consultation period ends on 31st December.
If there are no representations against it the Church Commissioners will then ‘make’ the
scheme and our understanding is that it would come into effect the month after it is made.

We must, however, be aware that any objections – from within our parish or any of the parishes affected – Torpoint, Sheviock, Antony, and the Rame benefice – is likely to cause significant delay and lengthen the Transition period. We pray this will not be the case!

Allowing for practical amounts of time for giving of notice, moving house and so on and all being well, we can hope to see the re-organisation taking place earlyish in 2019 and Rev Lynn Parker becoming our new minister – tentatively soon after Easter?

As part of the practical parts of the re-organisation we understand that the Diocese have given notice to the tenants in the vicarage in St Germans – another piece of the jigsaw.

Paul Gribble –Parish Warden

We ask for your prayers ……………….

Parish Lunches

The parish lunches take place weekly on Wednesdays at 12 noon in St Nicolas Church, Downderry.

All are welcome to come for a tasty three course meal, good company and fellowship 

Christmas Lunch

Wednesday 19th December at 12 noon

To book a seat and/or to offer your help, please contact Sandra:  smilestaylor@btconnect.com

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January’s Coffee Morning  and Soup and Pud Lunch

 Saturday 19th November from 10.30am to 1.30pm

All in the parish and visitors are invited to coffee and lunch and to browse the local group and charity stalls.

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